Master P has been named because the president of basketball operations on the College of New Orleans. The university released a full statement relating to the addition of Percy Miller on Wednesday (Feb. 26). UNO defined that the transfer was made with the “way forward for New Orleans Privateers basketball” in thoughts and that the long-lasting rapper will convey one other degree of experience to the collegiate program.
“It is a tremendously thrilling day for the way forward for New Orleans Privateers basketball,” head males’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell mentioned. “I’m thrilled so as to add coach Percy Miller to our workers as President of Basketball Operations. Coach Miller cares deeply about his metropolis, the College of New Orleans and Privateers basketball. We’ll profit from his basketball data and his relationships with people inside the metropolis and the sport.”
The No Limit leader supplied his personal assertion relating to the milestone in his life. Miller centered the feat on his humble beginnings as a local of New Orleans and the way a lot Privateer Nation meant to him and the remainder of the town—a sense that he intends to convey again.
“As a child rising up in New Orleans, I can truthfully say that basketball modified and saved my life,” Miller mentioned. “At the moment, UNO was among the best applications within the nation. It was all about Privateer Nation, and there was a lot pleasure on the Lakefront.
“As President of Basketball Operations, I’m dedicated to bringing again that successful custom to NOLA’s Crew. However that is greater than the sport—it’s about educating and creating future leaders on the similar time. I’m right here to be sure that these younger student-athletes have the alternatives, sources and mentorship to succeed on and off the court docket. UNO is our tradition, our group, our metropolis, our crew and our household. It’s time to convey the love and fervour again to New Orleans basketball.”
Dealing with the basketball operations for UNO isn’t Percy Miller’s first foray into the world of basketball. Miller famously performed for Charlotte Hornets in January 1999 on the crew’s coaching day roster for 10 days. After being launched from the Hornets, the Toronto Raptors gave the rapper a shot and signed him to a short-lived coaching camp roster spot. The Raptors would finally launch Grasp P earlier than the beginning of the season.
Miller was additionally a basketball coach, along with his AAU crew, P. Miller’s Ballers, successful three nationwide championships. The rap mogul would coach future NBA gamers Brandon Jennings, Lance Stephenson, Demar Derozan, and Jalen Suggs.
